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p 1963 J. F. TlNNEY OMNIDIRECTIONAL "G" SWITCH Filed Oct. 4, 1961 JOSEPH INVENTOR.

E T NNEY Wm ATTORNEYS 3,103,120- Patented Sept, 10, 1963 I i closing of tthe contact 13 initiates the doing of work such 3,103,120; 3 as theclosing of one or a number of eleotrioalswitches, OMNIDIRECTIONAL G SWITCH p a v t p not shown, that limiter correct critical forces, light a r l Joseph Kinney; 3269' 47min Sa it' "rediwarning light, turneoflf the powerthat energizes the i Albuquerque, N.Mex. I I

: Filed 0.ct..4,.19.61,.ser.No. 142,990 i Faqmliirap indicator lithe 1ike- .irig drawinga v p I I It is tobe'understocdthat the device thatis shown and The device that is illustrated in the drawingcomprisesf described hereinisJan:operativeembodiment oi the present spherical ball. ot steehironor thelikeenclosed invention ,andfth etioningnne cation essure sensitive spherical shellgsuch that th t the struetnre, ina "r e ball under aQc fleration' rfdecel'er'ati i aliied lpressureon' theiba-lh co act ell fa magnitude that is in dir 50MB; (CL a V v rrou'con ductive outside sphere'i nray be previded t (Grantedmidef Title 35, usi coae 19 52),.s'ec.t 2.66) a w h X msz howd a he he r v to v T 1U "a desiredrnountiilg with screws, bolts or the like.

' f .Thetinvention that is'describ ed herein may bernanw. a f, Theinteriorof the spherical shell wall may be sealed factured andu se-d by or for the-United StatesGovernment from the entrance of dust, water vapor andthe like by for Tgovernmental purposes without the payment to me closing the aperture that houses the wires 7 and 8*; ,ofany royalty thereon. i in aidesirecl manner. "AS illustrate-d, discs oi the size of This invention concerns a G. switchthat is omnithe aperturelS and of the ,rnaterial of 'whichltheparts 2,

. directional in its response 'to acceleraition and deceleration 3, 4"and 5 Jare -made: maybe fitted consecutively into} to which 'it is subjected. I I v p, 15 their respective positionsin the aperture 15 and consecua t 1 .7*Ac'curate indications of G values ,inarocketry, missile tively secured in place without'opening the insulation on l 1 launch-ings jetpropelled sleds and the'like areibecoming the wires 7 ands. to accomplish, the structure, shown.

i -of increasing importance as research. work'prog-resses on J Where preferredhowever the aperture 15 be made as sending living beings away from the surface of the earth; sin-atlas possible and may be sealed or closed, with an Gis'asyrnbol used foraeceleration due to gravity and is air and water proof, electrical-1y nonconducting, firmly 1 a constant of the value 6.6576 x10" c gs; units. hardening, caulking material at a desired pressurexor' at a.

t The invention that is disclosed herein is adjustable in I desired stage of vacuum. The closing and sealing of the termsofG forces and has as objects-the prevention of; aperture 1:5,is preferredin the interest of the functional people-and apparatus from..eXperien-cing.critical forces; & 'accuracyof performance of the device; I t

providing-a dependableindication ofthe'relative magni {This invention may be used to activate orto deactivate V tude' ofacceleration and decler-ation forces and the like. f an electrical circuit in the performance of desircdliunce f; An illustrative embodiment of thepresent invention is r i Lions. Critical "acceleration may be reduced or arrested shown insection in the single FIGURE of the accompany: f v by the switching-functions ofthe disclosedzdevice. i

o egof the acceleration'or deceleration for, th time prisinga i,heavy*spherical'ball' ithat iszfree roll ny period the. acceleration or .decelenation' is applied andsin'f ;directiont d thati'sfadapted for freedoznof inertialnrovei he'direotion'that is opposite to th'e. direction from which merits responsive to-aocelerati0n and3 deceler on forces th s app'liedk, i apphedto theidevicegjan ele'c all ndu ol The pressuresensitivesphenicalshell wall comprises a inner spherepofthin metal with, I p s ha i thin metal, electrically conductive, first hollow sphere tionecl; a powdered carbon layer disposed outv idly of i 2 Jthatlsspaced by a layer of powdered; carbon 3 from the'inner sphereand sensitive to localizedpressure applied "idlyi'backedsecond hollow sphere, 4-tha-t also i's of by the ball'to the inner surfaceof the sphereyan elec: t

' lly' conductive metal such as coppen-silver steel tricallyconductive, hollow;outer sphereof rnetal s paced Lj 4 The powdered carbonin the layer 3' iSfGlfiC- by the powdered carbon layer {ti-om theiele cally con! sens1tveto pressure *Thepowderedcarbonillus-j: ductiveinnersphere'yan 'e ctrical' contacts; chedlto;

tratively may be 'boiidedi a comp-act masswithi clear the electricallyqconductiv ,nrier sphereiandthe manly: ',finger nailiipolish, whichisscornrnonly anf amyl acetate concluctiyeouter sphere and available outsideo thedevice solutififif lacquer, varnish onshellac. '7 2.; The device definedby i theabove lclaim l cantee The pressure sensitive spherical shell wall is supported electrical contacts conneotedto. a relay actnatedjby the t mechanicallyon the outsidejby a nonconductive outside pressure of the hall applied to theinner sphere and l0- sphere 5 of plastic or the like. j cally'compressing the powdered carbon. T

, Thebuilding ofthe device is accomplished by assem- 3. The device. defined by the above clairngl with its bling semispheresof the members together consecutively interior-sealed from ambient atmosphere. i

from the inside out and successively lap welded or butt .4. The device defined by the abovec claim '2 witlvthe welded as preferred, along weld linessuch as the weld line electrical contacts successively connected through com.

6 in the drawing, or the like. po-nents. consisting of an adjustable variable resistor, 21'

Electrical-signal is derived; from the device over in power source, and the winding of an iron core-relay sulat'edllead wires 7 and 8 that have ends soldered to the with a contact actuated to closed position onthe localized thin co nducitve spheres 2 andA at exposed locations, as compression of the powdered carbon layer. by the localized indicated in the drawing. p V p depression of the inner sphere by the inertia of the heavy The lead wires 7 and 8 illustratively may .connectball when the device is subjected toracceleration in any through. an'adjustable variable resistor 9 to a power source, direction. i

1 such as'ithe battery 10, and. to the winding 11 of an iron l 5. The omnidirectional force indicating device compriscore relay '12.; ing a heavy spherical ball that is freeto roll in any direc- "Under the acceleration applied mass of the heavy tion in response "to acceleration and deceleration forces spherical ball 1, the thin metal inner sphere 2 is flexed to which the device is subjected; an electrically conducat a localized area and the resultant compression ofthe tive first spherically hollow thinme'tal shell Wall within carbon powders between the spheres land 4 causes the 7 which the ballf-is positioned and that is deformed locally bat-tery'fl0 toenergize the relay winding 11 to magnetize by, movements of the ball from itsinertia mass causing its iron core to attractandcloseits contact 13; localized temporary deformation Oil the thin, metaliiirst shell Wall eorfespondi'ng inle'l reict ioil, in meg tiitu de end in time duration to force appliecl'to the device; a compreselectfical insulated lead'wire @hat'has aifirstxend soldered I i f 3,103,120

sib-le powdered carbonrlayer disposed radixlly outward? 1y from'thelthin metal first shell wall-1 within which the b all-is' p o sitiofied; an electrically conductive spherically 5 hollow iseeond thin metal shell wall that" is spaced radially by the powdered ea'fbon layer from {the electrically con- 2,078,616] 'ductive first rthinjmetal'shell Wall and dzhatfrigid lyibatiks" i 2,575,973".

and suppoftstlle powdered ea r b onlayer; afirstelectricwl u 2,704,326" insulated lea-d wire thathas'ia first end' sblder'ed to 11m 2,808,524 r electrically conductive first thin metal shell wallya, s'eponfi, 2,832,581]

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References Cited'in: the fil e of this patentl V I ATES' PATENTS";

Smith Young's Apr. 29, 1951s Mintz ;i App 7, 1959 mime electrically conductive sie cond' thiri metal shell wall and that; together with the first lead 'wire, ,conduct signal Mar. 15', 1955" 

5. THE OMNIDIRECTIONAL FORCE INDICATING DEVICE COMPRISING A HEAVY SPHERICAL BALL THAT IS FREE TO ROLL IN ANY DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION FORCES TO WHICH THE DEVICE IS SUBJECTED; AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FIRST SPHERICALLY HOLLOW THIN METAL SHELL WALL WITHIN WHICH THE BALL IS POSITIONED AND THAT IS DEFORMED LOCALLY BY MOVEMENTS OF THE BALL FROM ITS INERTIA MASS CAUSING LOCALIZED TEMPORARY DEFORMATION OF THE THIN METAL FIRST SHELL WALL CORRESPONDING IN DIRECTION, IN MAGNITUDE AND IN TIME DURATION TO FORCE APPLIED TO THE DEVICE; A COMPRESSIBLE POWERED CARBON LAYER DISPOSED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE THIN METAL FIRST SHELL WALL WITHIN WHICH THE BALL IS POSITIONED; AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SPHERICALLY HOLLOW SECOND THIN METAL SHELL WALL THAT IS SPACED RADIALLY BY THE POWDERED CARBON LAYER FROM THE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FIRST THIN METAL SHELL WALL AND THAT RIGIDLY BACKS AND SUPPORTS THE POWDERED CARBON LAYER; A FIRST ELECTRICAL INSULATED LEAD WIRE THAT HAS A FIRST END SOLDERED TO THE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FIRST THIN METAL SHELL WALL; A SECOND ELECTRICAL INSULATED LEAD WIRE THAT HAS A FIRST END SOLDERED TO THE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SECOND THIN METAL SHELL WALL AND THAT, TOGETHER WITH THE FIRST LEAD WIRE, CONDUCT SIGNAL AWAY FROM THE DEVICE. 